Much to the relief of last minute flyers, Minister of Civil Aviation Ashok Gajapati Raju is planning to propose setting aside two or three seats per flight for passengers booking last minute tickets due to emergencies. Opening up these seats a few hours before departure can regulate the last minute ...
Read More »Telecom Secretary urges telecom service providers to improve network quality
With increasing incidences of complaints from customers on call drops and inflated bills, Telecom Secretary Rakesh Garg, yesterday urged telecom operators to address customer grievances and improve network quality. He added that public is under impression that frequent call drops are deliberate attempts of operators to gain by charging for ...
Read More »PM donates his 1 month Salary: Inspiration for others
News Prime Minister Narendra Modi donated one month’s salary to the Prime Minister’s National Relief Fund for assistance to those affected by the recent earthquake within the country. Not just him, infact members of Lok Sabha also decided to donate one month’s salary for earthquake assistance. The government has announced ...
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FCRA licences of 8,975 associations cancelled
News Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has cancelled the Foreign Contribution Regulation Act (FCRA) licences of 8,975 associations from different parts of the country including Delhi, Mumbai and Andhra Pradesh. It is the largest crackdown on NGO’s and associations accepting foreign funds without complying with the regulation of filing annual ...
Read More »Other countries like US, Russia may soon follow Jan Dhan Yojna model
News JanDhan Yojna is soon going to be a worldwide template for achieving rapid financial inclusion. The Financial Action Task Force, a global anti-terror financing agency, has given initial approval to a paper by India on how it achieved the task in a few months while adhering to know your ...
Read More »Operation Maitri: Earth Quake rescue in Nepal
News A team comprising of ministers , senior officials from ministries of Home, Defence, External Affairs and NDMA today left for Nepal to coordinate rescue and relief operations in the quake-hit country. Since the communication lines down and the disaster in Nepal making things unmanageable, India is sending UAVs to Kathmandu ...
Read More »Investment upto 5% of EPFO corpus in stock markets allowed
News Labour ministry has notified the new investment pattern for the Employee Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO). The new pattern allows the retirement fund body to invest 5% of its incremental income in Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) from the current financial year. The limit of investment in ETFs, starting from 1% ...
Read More »Modi Government ready with Contingency Plans for a weak monsoon
• The Modi government is prepared to insulate farmers from the expected weak monsoon by providing cheap seeds, encouraging drought-resistant crops and preparing relief measures if the crucial rainy season disappoints rural India for the second year in a row. • Agricultural ministry is prepared with contingency plans for 580 ...
Read More »Poland announces “Go India” Program
News Ambassador of India, Ajay Bisaria, participating in a panel discussion at the India-Central Europe economic meeting, welcomed ”Go India” as a strong compliment to ”Make in India”. He also announced that Poland had been included in the next phase of India’s e-visa scheme. This would further facilitate business engagement. On ...
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